WHY DID CHRIST APPEAR TO SAUL OF TARSUS By: Randy Kea Why did Jesus appear to Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus in Acts 9:1-22? There are several vital lessons that we can learn from the three accounts of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9, 22, 26). Remember, Luke records his conversion in Acts 9 and Saul (Paul) presents these facts in his own preaching later in Acts 22 and 26. Please note these crucial points: 1) A person can be genuine, sincere, honest, and conscientious and yet be religiously wrong. ...
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Book of Ephesians
BOOK OF EPHESIANS By: Randy Kea The book of Ephesians is an essay on the New Testament church. As you study this remarkable epistle of Paul, three fundamental facts emerge concerning the church. First, the church is singular in number. In Ephesians 4:4, Paul says in no uncertain terms, “There is one body.” In Chapter One, he has already established the fact that the “church” and the “body” are the same: “. . . the church, which is His body . . .” (Ephesians 1:22-23) Secondly, Paul’s letter to the Ephesians clearly teaches that Jesus...
Why Did Jesus Die on the Cross?
WHY DID JESUS DIE ON THE CROSS? By: Randy Kea Why exactly did Jesus die on the cross? There are several scriptural reasons: First, we note that it was God’s plan for Jesus to die on the cross. In fact, it was a matter of Old Testament prophecy (Matthew 27:35; Isaiah 53: Luke 24:44-47). Jesus himself foretold of His own death time and time again (Matthew 16;21; 20:17-19; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34; Luke 9:22; 18:31-33). Jesus died on the cross to abolish the Old Testament Law (Ephesians 2:14-16; Colossians 2:14-16). We now live and...
Repentance
REPENTANCE By: Randy Kea What does repentance mean? In the Old Testament there are two words for repentance ~ “to grieve” in Genesis 6:6 and “to change” in Ezekiel 14:6. In the New Testament there are two words as well ~ “regret” in Matthew 27:3-4 and “to change” in Acts 17:30. Repentance does not simply mean regret or sorrow. It does mean, simply, to stop doing what is wrong. It does mean to simply start doing what is right. It is more than just going forward at an invitation song. It is not merely being...